Dream Brother - by David Browne (Paperback)

From the Back Cover

When Jeff Buckley drowned at the age of thirty in 1997, he not only left behind a legacy of brilliant music -- he brought back haunting memories of his father, '60s troubadour Tim Buckley, a gifted musician who barely knew his son and who himself died at twenty-eight. Both father and son made transcendent music that mixed rock, jazz, and folk; both amassed a cadre of obsessive, adoring fans.

This absorbing dual biography -- based on interviews with more than one hundred friends, family members, and business associates as well as access to journals and unreleased recordings -- tells for the first time the intriguing, often heartbreaking story of these two musicians. It offers a new understanding of the Buckleys' parallel lives -- and tragedies -- while exploring the changing music business between the '60s and the '90s. Finally, it tells the story of a father and son, two complex, enigmatic men who died searching for themselves and each other.

Review Quotes

"[An] ambitious dual biography...uses a wealth of reportage to depict convincingly two generations of pop music turmoil." - Washington Post

"Browne's book is a seamless, readable narrative...he's not just a fine journalist but a natural storyteller." - Boston Globe

"Expertly reported...engrossing detail...captures how two lives intersected and ended in the same tragic place." - Rolling Stone